It seems that #Foldgate has caused Samsung to rethink the rollout in the US as The Wall Street Journal [Paywalled] is reporting:
Samsung Electronics Co. is delaying the expected Friday rollout of its Galaxy Fold smartphone until at least next month, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest fallout from a product headache that began with tech reviewers reporting their test devices had malfunctioned.
I guess that all the bad press on Twitter, YouTube, and by bloggers like me was too much for the company to ignore. But let’s be clear. Samsung rushed this to market and expected people to pay for their Kickstarter program. Now they’re getting burned when things went off the rails. I’m of the opinion that Samsung is getting what it deserves. Also, I hope that Huawei is watching as they have a foldable phone too that they’re hoping to release shortly because I am sure they don’t want to repeat Samsung’s mistakes.
UPDATE: Samsung has confirmed the delay in a statement provided to CNBC, noting that it will announce a new release date “in the coming weeks” and “will take measures to strengthen the display protection.”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Related
This entry was posted on April 22, 2019 at 10:50 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Samsung. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
BREAKING: Samsung Galaxy Fold Becomes A Victim Of #Foldgate As Rollout In US Delayed
It seems that #Foldgate has caused Samsung to rethink the rollout in the US as The Wall Street Journal [Paywalled] is reporting:
Samsung Electronics Co. is delaying the expected Friday rollout of its Galaxy Fold smartphone until at least next month, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest fallout from a product headache that began with tech reviewers reporting their test devices had malfunctioned.
I guess that all the bad press on Twitter, YouTube, and by bloggers like me was too much for the company to ignore. But let’s be clear. Samsung rushed this to market and expected people to pay for their Kickstarter program. Now they’re getting burned when things went off the rails. I’m of the opinion that Samsung is getting what it deserves. Also, I hope that Huawei is watching as they have a foldable phone too that they’re hoping to release shortly because I am sure they don’t want to repeat Samsung’s mistakes.
UPDATE: Samsung has confirmed the delay in a statement provided to CNBC, noting that it will announce a new release date “in the coming weeks” and “will take measures to strengthen the display protection.”
Share this:
Like this:
Related
This entry was posted on April 22, 2019 at 10:50 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Samsung. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.